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of big jobs initiative, what do you expect? what can he really do? >> well, an awful lot. i strongly disagree with mr. fleisher. there are a lot of things that a president can do. the president he served did a lot to kill off a lot of jobs. the president i served help set in policies that created 23 million jobs. a case in point under obama. his first year, he passed his recovery act. the so-called stimulus. republicans like to say it didn't work. i went and looked. the congressional budget office say it created up to 4.8 million jobs. that's good. 4.8 million, maybe 1.7 million, somewhere in that vast range. that's good. but we need at least 15 million. so it was good and it was a good start. it was not enough. now flash forward to this year. basically, the president cooperated with the republican agenda. cutting taxes. he signed one of the biggest tax cuts in american history in december. $858 billion, extending the god awful bush tax cuts. and so cut taxes and republican agenda. and then cut spending, a republican agenda. th
of big jobs initiative, what do you expect? what can he really do? >> well, an awful lot. i strongly disagree with mr. fleisher. there are a lot of things that a president can do. the president he served did a lot to kill off a lot of jobs. the president i served help set in policies that created 23 million jobs. a case in point under obama. his first year, he passed his recovery act. the so-called stimulus. republicans like to say it didn't work. i went and looked. the congressional...
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her mom said she knew he'd be big but not this big. dak tors attribute his large size to gestational diabetes. his mom said he'll be fine. his dad says he sees football in his son's future. oh, yes. >> 16 pounds? >> 16 pounds. >> jermichael. she gave birth to a small man? >> what? >> that's giving birth to a small man, if they're that size. >> all right. >>> time now for our ridiculist. tonight we're adding the octomom haters. all those who dare to disparage single mom nadya suleman who hassle 14 kids including her 2-year-old octuplets. and one kristen johnson of "third rock from the sun." tmz reports that she was on a flight from l.a. to new york with octomom and her kids and did the eight screaming 2-year-old annoyed her so much she asked octomom to keep it down. she asked kristen how she was supposed to do that to which she supplied, get more help at which time, octomom said, get a life. i happen to believe children are our future. octomom is 14 times more concerned about the future than the rest of us. wrap your mind around that li
her mom said she knew he'd be big but not this big. dak tors attribute his large size to gestational diabetes. his mom said he'll be fine. his dad says he sees football in his son's future. oh, yes. >> 16 pounds? >> 16 pounds. >> jermichael. she gave birth to a small man? >> what? >> that's giving birth to a small man, if they're that size. >> all right. >>> time now for our ridiculist. tonight we're adding the octomom haters. all those who dare to...
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the big one is coming. this is a fight about paying the bar bills on the titanic. >> david, is this -- with that in mind, there is this bigger -- the budget for next year, that battle looming, is this about optics for that fight? is this about posturing for that fight that neither republican or democrat want to be seen as weak moving into this next coming battle? >> it's partly about that. but it's gotten so messy, it's like a mud fight and you can't disentangle one thing from another. but look, politicians have failed this country, they should not be collecting paychecks when the government is down. it's the military who is serving the country and they should be collecting paychecks. the democratic argument, we can't send paychecks to the military. they could reach an agreement, the republicans, put up the appropriations. it's a phony issue. >> dana, explain -- okay, i'm hearing dan lothian. you have news with that? >> reporter: tomorrow the president was expected to go to indiana to take part in another e
the big one is coming. this is a fight about paying the bar bills on the titanic. >> david, is this -- with that in mind, there is this bigger -- the budget for next year, that battle looming, is this about optics for that fight? is this about posturing for that fight that neither republican or democrat want to be seen as weak moving into this next coming battle? >> it's partly about that. but it's gotten so messy, it's like a mud fight and you can't disentangle one thing from...
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medicare, yes, this is a big, big deal in here. they're talking about a voucher system for private insurance for all of these elderly americans where basically told get money from the government and buy their own insurance. there are some people who would say it is simply changing the nature of medicare. medicaid, they want to change that to block grants to the states, basically that's the care off for disabled people and people who don't have a whole lot of money. they want the states to take over that. there's a provision to lower the top tax rates to 25% and end a lot of deddeductions. there are a lot of provisions in it. one thing about the ryan proposal is really massive and sweeping, that's the notion of what this really does is stake out the ground where the debate begins. because as you know, any negotiation, that matters. >> the idea that it's going to stake out the ground? david, it does -- >> i'm sorry, i didn't understand that was directed to me. it's a bold bid, and there's much of it that i disagree with. but we've be
medicare, yes, this is a big, big deal in here. they're talking about a voucher system for private insurance for all of these elderly americans where basically told get money from the government and buy their own insurance. there are some people who would say it is simply changing the nature of medicare. medicaid, they want to change that to block grants to the states, basically that's the care off for disabled people and people who don't have a whole lot of money. they want the states to take...
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didn't try to auction it off for big bucks. but maybe he might be wishing he kept it instead coming up. . crime and punishment tonight, an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®. if you have painful, swollen joints, i've been in your shoes. one day i'm on p of the world... the next i'm saying... i have this thing called psoriatic arthritis. i had some intense pain. it progressively got worse. my rheumatologist told me about enbrel. i'm surprised how quickly my symptoms have been managed. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight inf
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as a big fan of matt damon, i know not to mess with him. not that i even would want to but some folks haven't learned that. it's a lesson that a certain cameraman and reporter had to learn over the weekend. matt was in washington for a save our schools rally with his mom who is a teacher. afterward, some reporter from a libertarian website took him to task. watch this. >> reporter: in acting, there isn't job security, right? there is an incentive to work hard and be a better actor because you want to have a job so why isn't it like that for teachers? >> you think job security security makes me work hard? >> not a good idea. now she's about to get and i have to say, it's still awfully thrilling to watch. >> reporter: you have an incentive to work hard. >> that's the thing. you take this mba style thinking. it's a view of problems that are much more complex than that. >> snap. hold the dictionary. i think matt damon just proved once and for all that his brain is a whole lot more goodwill hunting than team america. >> matt damon. >> matt damon
as a big fan of matt damon, i know not to mess with him. not that i even would want to but some folks haven't learned that. it's a lesson that a certain cameraman and reporter had to learn over the weekend. matt was in washington for a save our schools rally with his mom who is a teacher. afterward, some reporter from a libertarian website took him to task. watch this. >> reporter: in acting, there isn't job security, right? there is an incentive to work hard and be a better actor because...
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>> it's a very big risk, anderson. there's two different events here and it's hard to keep them separated from each other. the first is getting the debt sealing lifted. that's the critical negotiation under way now. even if we get it lifted, eric's right. standard & poor's is saying even if you get it lifted it's how much you're willing to cut the deficits that they will really judge the triple-a rating of the united states on and if it's something less than $3 to $4 trillion in real cuts they're going to lower the credit rating of the united states for the first time in our history. we've had it since 1917 we've been triple-a. there's a growing sense at top levels here in washington that the chances of a credit rating downgrade is becoming more than just a possibility but moving towards a probability. >> april, for those who haven't been following this as closely as everybody in washington and a lot of other folks have been following it, where do the -- do both plans stand right now? you have harry reids and john boeh
>> it's a very big risk, anderson. there's two different events here and it's hard to keep them separated from each other. the first is getting the debt sealing lifted. that's the critical negotiation under way now. even if we get it lifted, eric's right. standard & poor's is saying even if you get it lifted it's how much you're willing to cut the deficits that they will really judge the triple-a rating of the united states on and if it's something less than $3 to $4 trillion in real...
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it could be a big blow to america. back to you. >>> erin, thanks. up next tonight our countdown of the top ten ridiculists of 2011. tonight, number seven a little reminder of why no one should mess with matt damon. it's like having portable navigation. a bluetooth connection. a stolen vehicle locator. roadside assistance. and something that could help save your life - automatic help in a crash. it's the technology of five devices in one hard-working mirror. because life happens while you drive. this holiday, give someone you love an onstar fmv mirror for only 199. visit onstar.com for retailers. ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. >>> we've been counting town the top ten ridiculists of the year based on your votes. tonight we have
it could be a big blow to america. back to you. >>> erin, thanks. up next tonight our countdown of the top ten ridiculists of 2011. tonight, number seven a little reminder of why no one should mess with matt damon. it's like having portable navigation. a bluetooth connection. a stolen vehicle locator. roadside assistance. and something that could help save your life - automatic help in a crash. it's the technology of five devices in one hard-working mirror. because life happens while...
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it could be a big blow to america. back to you. >>> erin, thanks. up next tonight our countdown of the top ten ridiculists of 2011. tonight, number seven a little reminder of why no one should mess with matt damon. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. -why? -why? -why? [ female announcer ] we all age differently. roc® multi-correxion 4 zone moisturizer with roc®retinol and antioxidants. lines, wrinkles, and sun damage will fade. roc multi-correxion. correct what ages you. so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. > we've been counting town the top ten ridiculists o
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. >> they were excited to go have one last big ride on their jet skis before they come back to colorado. >> are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes, he was hit in his head. >> reporter: hours after the carefree call to colorado, a frantic tiffany hartley was calling 911, telling a story at first not everyone would believe. >> when you're in shock, you don't even remember some stuff. and simple 911 call, you didn't even remember it. >> reporter: she was telling the operator she and her husband were ambushed, attacked by mexican pirates. tiffany said she escaped racing on her jet ski but her husband was not. >> he was thrown off the jet ski and i couldn't pick him up to get him on mine. >> reporter: her account of what happened hasn't changed since that day. that she saw her husband get shot, that she jumped in the water herself to save him and when she turned her husband's body toward her, saw the hole in his forehead. when i sat down with her, she was calm. sure that she had remembered every detail correctly. >> i'm in the water. i'm with him. i have him in my hand, my jet ski i
. >> they were excited to go have one last big ride on their jet skis before they come back to colorado. >> are you sure that your husband got shot? >> yes, he was hit in his head. >> reporter: hours after the carefree call to colorado, a frantic tiffany hartley was calling 911, telling a story at first not everyone would believe. >> when you're in shock, you don't even remember some stuff. and simple 911 call, you didn't even remember it. >> reporter: she...
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he does that by getting a big deal. and he needs to cut entitlements, medicare and social security to get there. the democratic senators and house members especially on the left have been saying nancy pelosi said the other day, there are three big issues for 2012 as far as we're concerned, medicare, medicare, and medicare. and here the president is talking about we're going to cut medicare. pelosi wants to run on we're going to protect medicare, so they're going to have an interesting meeting tomorrow. >> i'd love to be a fly on the wall for that. yeah, jessica, quickly. >> i point out that job numbers come out tomorrow, anderson. they're not going to look good for the white house or congress. and so pushing for something big on all fronts helps everybody looks like they're trying. if it fails they can at least say -- the white house can at least say, hey, we tried. we're trying to do something for the economy. what did they do. >> all right. we'll look for that meeting tomorrow. jessica, thanks very much. david gergen,
he does that by getting a big deal. and he needs to cut entitlements, medicare and social security to get there. the democratic senators and house members especially on the left have been saying nancy pelosi said the other day, there are three big issues for 2012 as far as we're concerned, medicare, medicare, and medicare. and here the president is talking about we're going to cut medicare. pelosi wants to run on we're going to protect medicare, so they're going to have an interesting meeting...
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and there were two big reasons why. one, america defied skeptics with american consumers spending money. the u.s. economy grew 2.5% in the third quarter. twice as fast as the prior quarter. look at it compared to earlier this year. now, 2.5% isn't great overall, but it is a lot better than a lot of doomsayers expected. the other big news was europe. they made a deal to bail out greece. that deal also, not that great. but after 14 summits, any deal was enough to juice the markets and that it did. october now on track to be the best october for the overall markets since january of 1974. to put that in perspective, that was the year "blazing saddles" came out. >> we must do something about this immediately! immediately! immediately! >> thatrumf. >> i didn't get a harrumf out of that guy. >> apparently a movie a lot of guys like. >> 1984 also a year before cnn or i were born. stocks are up. gdp european deal. peter spent 20 years on the floor of the new york stock exchange. so one great day, and a great month, which kind of
and there were two big reasons why. one, america defied skeptics with american consumers spending money. the u.s. economy grew 2.5% in the third quarter. twice as fast as the prior quarter. look at it compared to earlier this year. now, 2.5% isn't great overall, but it is a lot better than a lot of doomsayers expected. the other big news was europe. they made a deal to bail out greece. that deal also, not that great. but after 14 summits, any deal was enough to juice the markets and that it...
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after all big guys were kicked out. now, food can be and resources can be channeled through those local ngos and therefore getting to the people. these organizations have been working underneath el shabaab over the last two years and that's one way of getting food into the areas most hit and most affected by the famine. >> in terms of this crisis, this is the worst drought they say that has been in 60 years. and it is going to continue for several more months. >> yeah. and i think that the whole planning now, obviously, this was not a sudden surprise. they had forecast this a long time ago. there was not enough planning. either getting enough resources or into somalia for some of the reasons that she is mentioning. the concern about the conflict. now it is a question of what you do from here on out. can you get this aid to the people who need and it try to prepare for what the next several months will be like. loss of crops, loss of livestock, loss of food and water. >> you were held captive by 15 months by militants. i
after all big guys were kicked out. now, food can be and resources can be channeled through those local ngos and therefore getting to the people. these organizations have been working underneath el shabaab over the last two years and that's one way of getting food into the areas most hit and most affected by the famine. >> in terms of this crisis, this is the worst drought they say that has been in 60 years. and it is going to continue for several more months. >> yeah. and i think...
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gridlock is a big issue. you look at the root of the whole problem and what really could fix this, a little bit of oversimplification, u.s. houses prices 30% off the highs and still dropping yesterday. as long as that's the case, our economy won't get better and the world economy won't get better. the fed can't fix that and mortgage rates can't fix that. people can't buy homes and there's nothing they can't do. >> i agree, anderson. i don't think the problem is gridlock right now. the problem is at the top, a leadership problem when you have this zits phrenic message from the president. remember, 10, 12 days ago, the president said he would do a tax cut to help businesses grow and then said we will have a trillion and a half-dollar tax increase on top of that. right now, the parties are so polarized, the president has not put anything on the table congress can buy into. they need stimulus, the right kind of stimulus not another $800 billion spending program. >> he is clearly putting the blame on the president
gridlock is a big issue. you look at the root of the whole problem and what really could fix this, a little bit of oversimplification, u.s. houses prices 30% off the highs and still dropping yesterday. as long as that's the case, our economy won't get better and the world economy won't get better. the fed can't fix that and mortgage rates can't fix that. people can't buy homes and there's nothing they can't do. >> i agree, anderson. i don't think the problem is gridlock right now. the...
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so the big picture, what does all this mean? >> they're not going to be able to keep the debt from rising. congress often threatens they're not going to improve it, increasing the debt ceiling. they always approve it otherwise government comes screeching to a halt. so that's not going to happen. almost all the promises coming out of congress aren't going to happen. they're not going to be able to cut $100 billion. they're not going to be able to drastically slow the growth of federal spending within our lifetimes or at least my lifetime. i'm 66. it's all a lot of political blarney at this point. >> ben, you know, i think that there are some republicans and i'll give them credit for this to follow through on their pledges and rapidly ratchet back some of the spending. would that be a good idea in your view just a matter of pure economics? where our economy is right now. do you think they should do that? >> no, i don't think they should be doing it right now until the recovery is stronger than it is. eliot, i've been following thi
so the big picture, what does all this mean? >> they're not going to be able to keep the debt from rising. congress often threatens they're not going to improve it, increasing the debt ceiling. they always approve it otherwise government comes screeching to a halt. so that's not going to happen. almost all the promises coming out of congress aren't going to happen. they're not going to be able to cut $100 billion. they're not going to be able to drastically slow the growth of federal...
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>> well, anderson, that's going to be the big question. we have to remember that this is not a military port, this is a group of civilians who just learned how to fight in the last few weeks. they lack the basic military foundations, they lack discipline, they lack a concept of command and control. they lack the ability to move forward in a military formation, to go through and meticulously search house to house, clear the areas the way one wood if they had that type of military expertise. the other reason why it had been relatively easy for them to advance as far as they did. not only were these air strikes taking place, they were also moving through friendly territory, through cities and towns where the population either supported the opposition, or was, in fact, part of the opposition itself. now as they're moving into these more western pro-gadhafi tribal areas, they're going to encounter an entirely different kind of battle. this is going to turn into street-to-street combat where air strikes will not be able to provide support that t
>> well, anderson, that's going to be the big question. we have to remember that this is not a military port, this is a group of civilians who just learned how to fight in the last few weeks. they lack the basic military foundations, they lack discipline, they lack a concept of command and control. they lack the ability to move forward in a military formation, to go through and meticulously search house to house, clear the areas the way one wood if they had that type of military...
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current system it would be a big shock. bruce bartlett the former adviser to former bush, at the minimum the cain plan is a distributional montrossty. the poor would pay more and no reason the economic would increase. some of the critics of cain's 9-9-9 plan. another voice. i spoke with the senior adviser to the romney campaign. i keep seeing the new numbers. herm cain has a four point edge on your boss nationally. regardless, what happened? why is herman cain on top of the pack suddenly? >> herman cain is a serious competitor. i know mitt romney respects anded a hires him. they share the fact they both have private sector experience and mitt believes that is an important quality in our next president. i think herman is someone whoa who's going to get more attention now he is moving up in the polls. one thing people will look at closely is his 9-9-9 plan. this is his proposed change in tax policy. i think there are a couple of significant draw backs to that. >> romney has been out there five years. the ran for the nominatio
current system it would be a big shock. bruce bartlett the former adviser to former bush, at the minimum the cain plan is a distributional montrossty. the poor would pay more and no reason the economic would increase. some of the critics of cain's 9-9-9 plan. another voice. i spoke with the senior adviser to the romney campaign. i keep seeing the new numbers. herm cain has a four point edge on your boss nationally. regardless, what happened? why is herman cain on top of the pack suddenly?...
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but having said that, i think the big obstacles are still the big obstacles. the question is, will you raise taxes, right? >> will you raise taxes. let's go to the republican on that one. ari fleischer, you know how this works from your days on the hill and at the white house. the house proposal will die in the senate tomorrow. then the real negotiations begin. how much of a leash does the republican speaker have negotiating a deal with the president of the united states that could include the ex piration, allowing the bush tax cuts to expire at least for those at the top end, the wealthy? >> john, i think the only way that tax cuts for the upper income tier expires is if barack obama is willing to put on the table the individual mandate. that's a pretty loud and clear message that he's been getting from republicans in these negotiations. clearly there is something in the air, and it's big in washington tonight. the new element is something called a trigger. there's been a lot of talk now involving the president and republican leaders in the white house about
but having said that, i think the big obstacles are still the big obstacles. the question is, will you raise taxes, right? >> will you raise taxes. let's go to the republican on that one. ari fleischer, you know how this works from your days on the hill and at the white house. the house proposal will die in the senate tomorrow. then the real negotiations begin. how much of a leash does the republican speaker have negotiating a deal with the president of the united states that could...
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they are a very, very big problem for livestock in his state. so this is a big political issue for him back home. >> right. a lot of ranchers don't like the fact that the wolves have been on the endangered species list because they're killing their livestock. >> reporter: exactly. >> environmentalists have a different viewpoint on it. david, is the fight over the debt ceiling that we're going to be seeing now and going to really be starting up this week, it's going to make the budget battle from last week look like child's play, no? >> it is. as david walker would say, what we were doing last week was paying the barbells on the titanic. now in the coming weeks we're going to fight over the "titanic" itself. i do think this is likely to be a huge battle. the -- what's going on right now, anderson, is, i have to tell you, the politics you would expect of each side this early. they're both posturing. they're both jockeying for position trying to get the public to understand. this is one of the few moments that if you're the out party and you want t
they are a very, very big problem for livestock in his state. so this is a big political issue for him back home. >> right. a lot of ranchers don't like the fact that the wolves have been on the endangered species list because they're killing their livestock. >> reporter: exactly. >> environmentalists have a different viewpoint on it. david, is the fight over the debt ceiling that we're going to be seeing now and going to really be starting up this week, it's going to make the...
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you mentioned august 3rd, that big social security payment? according to many republicans, unless we default on an actual debt we don't have to get our debt downgraded. according to s & p and ben bernanke, if you default on any payment you're supposed to make, even if it's not to a bond holder you could face that. >> republicans who say, look, i don't buy it's this big catastrophe waiting to hit after august 2nd. >> reporter: they absolutely could be right. but anderson, you and i were together on september 15, 2008 after they decided a lot of smart people decided to let lehman brothers fail thinking it's not that big of a deal. i don't know which way it's going to go. i don't know if we should be playing with fire like this. >> john, what do you make of jessica's reporting that she's hearing mitch mcconnell is wanting president obama to be at the table in any negotiations? >> as a couple of political reasons for that in the sense that then you can't cut a deal then the white house will say we're going to try this. to move the goal post. the w
you mentioned august 3rd, that big social security payment? according to many republicans, unless we default on an actual debt we don't have to get our debt downgraded. according to s & p and ben bernanke, if you default on any payment you're supposed to make, even if it's not to a bond holder you could face that. >> republicans who say, look, i don't buy it's this big catastrophe waiting to hit after august 2nd. >> reporter: they absolutely could be right. but anderson, you and...